Coachella-related shows are added by the dozens

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Coachella extras: At last organizer Goldenvoice has announced its usual array of small-scale shows before, between and after the doubleheader festival in Indio – more than two dozen dates, in fact, with intimate turns from Lou Reed, Vampire Weekend, Modest Mouse and La Roux topping the list.

Much to the delight of older fans who'd never dare brave the elements at Coachella, Reed has tacked on an April 17 performance at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, $45-$55. Also appearing there is Rodriguez, subject of the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man,” April 16, $45-$65.

Vampire Weekend, whose third album “Modern Vampires of the City” arrives in May, will pack the Fox Theater in Pomona on April 18, $36, with Tanlines opening.

Also playing that spot: How to Destroy Angels, the new project from Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor and his film score collaborator Atticus Ross, who will make their live debut at the venue on April 10, $29.50. And two more: Modest Mouse on April 16, $34.50-$39.50, and the xx on April 17, $30.

The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood has three related gigs: Franz Ferdinand on April 16, $32.50; La Roux on April 18, $33, Bat for Lashes on April 23, $30, and a return engagement from OMD on April 15, $35, with Diamond Rings opening.

Club Nokia will host Passion Pit on April 11, $32.50-$40; Dropkick Murphys on April 17, $30.50-$36; and Modestep and Mimosa on April 18, $29.95-$39.95.

L.A.'s El Rey Theatre will present Foals with the Neighbourhood on April 16, $30; Purity Ring with Blue Hawaii on April 18, $22; and Ghost B.C. with Ides of Gemini on April 15, $22.

The Glass House has a handful as well: the unexpected reunion of the Three O'Clock on April 6, $20; Beach House on April 10, $30; Yeasayer on April 11, $22.50; the Selecter with Lee “Scratch” Perry on April 15, $26; the Make-Up on April 16, $21; Dinosaur Jr. on April 17, $20; Portugal. The Man on April 18, $21; and Japandroids with Cloud Nothings on April 22, $18.

OMD, Rodriguez, Modest Mouse, Modestep, Dropkick, the Selecter, Japandroids, the Three O'Clock and Dinosaur Jr. go on sale today at 10 a.m. Reed, Vampire, Angels, Bat, Yeasayer, the Make-Up and all the El Rey dates go on sale March 8. La Roux, Franz, the xx, Passion Pit, Beach House and Portugal go on sale March 15.

Almost all of them have two-ticket limits. The Glass House shows are will-call only.

Orange County hasn't been left out of the mix entirely, thanks to the Observatory in Santa Ana, which scored sets from the Faint on April 15, $20; Polica on April 16, $16; Alt-J on April 17, $22.50; and 2 Chainz on April 18, $35. Also, in the smaller Constellation Room, Aesop Rock performs April 16, $20. All of those are on sale March 1, except for Alt-J, which is on sale March 15.

Further north, British electro-rock pioneers New Order will play Santa Barbara Bowl on April 18 with support from another Coachella attraction, Johnny Marr, the celebrated former Smiths guitarist, who just released his solo debut, “The Messenger,” to much acclaim.

Lastly, Sparks – veteran quirk-pop masters the Mael brothers, Ron and Russell – will bring their Two Hands One Mouth Tour to the Masonic Lodge at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on April 16, $35, on sale today at noon.

Reminders: Bruno Mars' Staples Center show on July 27, with Ellie Goulding opening, goes on sale today at 10 a.m., $39.50-$129.50. And Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z's big Rose Bowl bash on July 28 is on sale now, $39.50-$250.

Pacific Amphitheatre: Three more dates have been filled on the Costa Mesa venue's five-week summer schedule, all by acts who have made successful showings there in recent years.

Weezer, the Rivers Cuomo-led band that last appeared there in 2011, will return on July 26. Might there be a new album by then, the group's first since “Hurley” and “Death to False Metal” three years ago? Possibly, seeing as just after Christmas they announced plans to re-enter the studio. Tickets: $29.50-$79.50.

ZZ Top, that (mostly) bearded Texan trio, issued “La Futura” last September, garnering praise for their first disc of fresh material in almost a decade. The Hall of Famers return to Pacific on Aug. 1, almost three years to the day since their last performance there. Tickets: $38.25-$68.25.

And perennial party favorites the B-52's, who just played the Grove in Anaheim, are back as well, this time with L.A. punk mainstay X sharing the bill on July 18. Tickets: $29.50-$49.50. All of those go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.

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